Name: Hotel Gakuya Sakura-Kan
Address: 2-1-13, Kitahonmachi, Kochi, Kochi, Kochi, 780-0056, Japan
Rating: 7

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Kochi Ryoma Airport

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This is the second time I stayed at this hotel so I thought I would write the review in English just in case some foreign visitors are contemplating a stay here. The first time I stayed here I booked a room for single occupancy.  When I went into the assigned room I was shocked to see how small the room was.  It probably is the smallest hotel room I had ever seen in Japan.  Since this was my second visit I was expecting a small room so I took it in stride.  The room is clean enough so as not to hate it.  For the price of about $30 on weekdays it could be called a bargain. They will give you a choice of complimentary drink.  I always choose a glass of beer.  This time they threw in several piece of fried fish that tasted really good.  You get these every night of your stay.
During my previous stay shower temperature was just warm during evenings.  It could have been that several guests were taking shower at the same time.  This time there was no such problem.
Toilet is those shower toilet, but it seems very old type.  There is a public bath on the second floor which men can use from 18:00 for 2 hours or so and women after that.  This time I went in and tried it because my knee was hurting and I hesitated to cross over the deep bathtub in the room.  I tried it two days and hot water was super hot so I could not get in.  I just washed myself outside with shower.  I stayed 3 nights and then 2 nights.  Two of the nights the bathroom was closed for maintenance.  There is also a sauna room but when I went in it was not on or getting ready to be on.  Cold!
If you are staying 2 or more nights, they do not let you stay in the room.  You have to go out between 10am and 4pm.  I spent most of the time at the new library.
If you book a package with breakfast, the meal is Japanese style.  I am Japanese but I prefer to eat bread and drink coffee.  There were some pieces of sliced bread and a pot of coffee.  They will prepare curry rice for you as a substitute of Japanese food breakfast but you have to let them know the night before.  I did not know that since no one told me so I missed it.
Overall if you just want to sleep in a hotel room, it should be fine.  Staff are very nice always smiling at you when you come in or go out.  It is located only a 5 minutes walk from JR rail station.  To the city center it would be 15-20 minute walk.  Kochi is not very big town.

Not too good but not too bad

Closely located to the Kochi train station, this hotel offers few amenities, but offers a good mix between modernity (large room, free wifi) and tradition (futon bed, only Japanese breakfast and, although rooms are equipped with a bathroom, there's also a 'common' traditional bathroom - with separate hours for male and female).

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